The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Teraphim \Ter"a*phim\, n. pl. [Heb. ter[=a]ph[imac]m.]
   Images connected with the magical rites used by those
   Israelites who added corrupt practices to the patriarchal
   religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for
   oracular answers. --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.).
   [1913 Webster]